Embolism definition
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Noun
Origin of embolism
- Middle English embolisme insertion of one or more days in a calendar from Late Latin embolismus from Greek embolismos from emballein to insert emblem
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French embolisme (“intercalation of days in a calendar to correct errors”), from Late Latin embolismus.
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